Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program

The West Virginia University Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program was established in 1993. The residency program was conceived in 1984 by the late Dr. Steven Rector, who was the department’s chairman at the time. Through Dr. Rector and other faculty members, the residency program became a reality and accepted its first Emergency Medicine (EM) residents in 1993. The residency program accepts seven residents per year in its 3-year residency program. The faculty consists mainly of physicians board-certified in emergency medicine. The program seeks bright, hard-working residents who will not only care but also have compassion for patients.

Past and Present Residency Directors
Dr. Bill Ramsay	1993 - 1998
Dr. Rosanna Sikora	1998 - 2005
Dr. William Rose	2005-2008
Dr. Hollynn Larrabee	2008 - Present

HealthNet I

HealthNet is West Virginia’s emergency transportation system and consists of five helicopters. HealthNet I is stationed and operated by West Virginia University Emergency Department.

The crew consists of a pilot, flight nurse, and paramedic. HealthNet I ’s primary coverage is a 150-mile radius around Morgantown. However, it can respond to any emergency in the entire state if needed. HealthNet I has been in operation for over 21 years. A policy contributing to this impressive safety record requires the pilot’s approval on all mission requests based solely on weather conditions and without being told of the patient’s problem or condition.

In addition, any member of the HealthNet crew may abort the mission if he or she feels unsafe at any point in the flight. HealthNet I receives numerous requests but cannot accept all, due mainly to weather and helicopter maintenance, and averages 80 completed missions per month.

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Organizations

ACEP
The American College of Emergency Physicians
ACGME
The American Council for Graduate Medical Education
ABEM
The American Board of Emergency Medicine
SAEM
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
EMBBS
Wonderful website with numerous EM pictures, interesting cases, EKGs, and other interesting EM stuff. Excellent site to get pictures for presentations.
SAEM Residency Catalog
A must-read for anyone interested in an Emergency Medicine Residency. Contains info on every accredited ED residency, including vital program statistics, contact addresses, and website address.

ACGME

ERAS

NRMP